News
 27-Oct-2005 >> WinDriver
to accelerate drivers and firmware development for Microchip-based
USB designs
Jungo Software Technologies Inc., a leading
provider of USB/PCI software
solutions, and Microchip
Technology Inc. [NASDAQ: MCHP], a leading provider of microcontroller
and analog semiconductors, today announced a new collaboration to
include Jungo's WinDriver driver
and firmware development
toolkit with
Microchip's PIC18F4550 development boards, including the PICDEM FS-USB
board (part # DM163025).
The PIC18F4550 Flash PIC microcontrollers feature Full-Speed USB 2.0
connectivity and 48 megahertz (MHz) operation, for 12
megabits-per-second (Mbps) data-transfer rates. In combination with
a wide variety of on-chip peripherals and nanoWatt Technology power
management, these features provide a complete embedded-control solution
for designers working with USB in industrial, consumer and many other
embedded applications.
Jungo's WinDriver product family offers two powerful toolkits designed
to facilitate the development of high-performance and top-quality USB
device drivers and device
firmware for PIC18F4550-based designs.
WinDriver enables the development of user-mode device
driver that are code-compatible across
Windows, Windows CE and Linux, supporting various architectural
configurations. WinDriver USB Device generated firmware handles the
standard USB protocol (chapter nine) and supports the development of
multiple interfaces and alternate settings in firmware code. Both tools
are designed to enable immediate hardware access and automatic driver
and firmware code generation, according to a desired USB device
configuration. The code generated complies with the Windows Hardware
Quality Laboratories (WHQL) certification and can be distributed without
run-time royalties.
"Jungo's WinDriver software provides an excellent addition to
Microchip's existing USB development kits at no extra cost to our
customers," said Kobus Marneweck, marketing manager for Microchip's
Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division. "This collaboration
with
one of the world's leading suppliers of USB development tools will help
speed our customers' time to market."
"By collaborating with Microchip, the leading provider of 8-bit
microcontrollers, Jungo further reinforces its leadership position as
a
complete USB software vendor. This joint effort between two USB hardware
and software market leaders provides engineers with a complete,
end-to-end development environment for their next embedded USB design," said Omry Ben David, marketing manager for Jungo's Software Tools
Division. "Using WinDriver and the technical software support that
accompanies it, Microchip customers will gain a competitive edge by
achieving successful design-wins while shortening time to market and
reducing development costs."
Availability
Microchip now includes a 30-day full-featured evaluation version of
WinDriver together with its PIC18F4550 development boards, including
the
PICDEM FS-USB board (part # DM163025). The software includes specific
libraries and samples, and free technical support during the evaluation
period to further facilitate Microchip-based USB device driver and
firmware development projects. Upgrades to permanent licence, and
technical support are available in the UK from Direct Insight.
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